Compare · LPX vs WFG
LPX vs WFG
Side-by-side comparison of Louisiana-Pacific Corporation (LPX) and West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd (WFG): market cap, price performance, sector, and recent activity on the wire.
Summary
- Both LPX and WFG operate in Forest Products (Basic Materials), so they compete in similar markets.
- WFG is the larger of the two at $5.17B, about the same size as LPX ($4.93B).
- Over the past year, LPX is down 24.3% and WFG is down 14.5% - WFG leads by 9.7 points.
- LPX has been more active in the news (2 items in the past 4 weeks vs 1 for WFG).
- LPX has more recent analyst coverage (25 ratings vs 9 for WFG).
- Company
- Louisiana-Pacific Corporation
- West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd
- Price
- $70.04-0.89%
- $64.81-1.71%
- Market cap
- $4.93B
- $5.17B
- 1M return
- -7.32%
- +3.15%
- 1Y return
- -24.28%
- -14.54%
- Industry
- Forest Products
- Forest Products
- Exchange
- NYSE
- NYSE
- IPO
- 2021
- News (4w)
- 2
- 1
- Recent ratings
- 25
- 9
Louisiana-Pacific Corporation
Louisiana-Pacific Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, manufactures and markets building products primarily for use in new home construction, repair and remodeling, and outdoor structure markets. It operates through four segments: Siding; Oriented Strand Board (OSB); Engineered Wood Products (EWP); and South America. The Siding segment offers LP SmartSide trim and siding products, ExpertFinish prefinished siding products, and LP outdoor building solutions for premium outdoor buildings; and engineered wood siding, trim, soffit, and fascia products. The OSB segment manufactures and distributes OSB structural panel products comprising LP TechShield radiant barriers, LP WeatherLogic air and water barriers, LP Legacy premium sub-flooring products, LP FlameBlock fire-rated sheathing products, and LP TopNotch sub-flooring products. The EWP segment provides laminated veneer lumber, laminated strand lumber, and other related products; and I-joists, which are primarily used in residential and commercial floorings, roofing systems, and other structural applications. The South America segment manufactures and distributes OSB structural panel and siding products. This segment also distributes and sells related products for the region's transition to wood frame construction. It also offers timber and timberlands and other products and services. The company sells its products primarily to retailers, wholesalers, and homebuilding and industrial businesses in North America and South America, as well as in Asia, Australia, and Europe. Louisiana-Pacific Corporation was incorporated in 1972 and is headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee.
West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd
West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd., a diversified wood products company, produces and sells lumber, panels, and pulp and papers in western Canada and the southern United States. It offers spruce-pine-fir, Douglas Fir-Larch, Hem-Fir tree, and southern yellow pine lumber; treated wood products; and newsprint, wood chips, and other residuals and energy products, as well as bioproducts. The company also provides medium density fiberboard panels and plywood; laminated veneer lumber wood products; and northern bleached softwood Kraft pulp used to produce various paper products, including printing and writing papers, specialty grades, and various tissue products. In addition, it offers bleached chemical thermo-mechanical pulp that is used to produce coated board grades, printing and writing paper, and paper towel/napkin grades, as well as specialty papers and tissue grades. The company also exports lumber to the Far East, Asia, the Caribbean, Europe, the Middle East, and South America. West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. was founded in 1955 and is based in Vancouver, Canada.
Latest LPX
- Louisiana-Pacific Corporation filed SEC Form 8-K: Leadership Update, Regulation FD Disclosure, Financial Statements and Exhibits
- LP Building Solutions Announces Chief Financial Officer Succession Plan
- Director Bayardo Jose A was granted 1,863 shares, increasing direct ownership by 24% to 9,616 units (SEC Form 4)
- Director Silberhorn Ty R was granted 1,863 shares, increasing direct ownership by 102% to 3,698 units (SEC Form 4)
- Director Ribieras Jeanmichel was granted 1,863 shares, increasing direct ownership by 102% to 3,697 units (SEC Form 4)
- Director Macadam Stephen E. was granted 1,863 shares, increasing direct ownership by 5% to 43,080 units (SEC Form 4)
- Director Grasberger F Nicholas Iii was granted 1,863 shares, increasing direct ownership by 5% to 40,838 units (SEC Form 4)
- Director Bruce Lizanne M was granted 1,863 shares, increasing direct ownership by 11% to 19,029 units (SEC Form 4)
- Director Barrett Kelly Hefner was granted 1,863 shares, increasing direct ownership by 103% to 3,675 units (SEC Form 4)
- Louisiana-Pacific upgraded by BMO Capital Markets with a new price target
Latest WFG
- West Fraser Releases 2025 Sustainability Report
- SEC Form 6-K filed by West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd
- West Fraser Announces First Quarter 2026 Results
- West Fraser downgraded by Raymond James with a new price target
- SEC Form 6-K filed by West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd
- West Fraser Announces Voting Results of the Annual Shareholders Meeting
- Notice of First Quarter Results Conference Call and Softwood Lumber Duties and Operational Update
- SEC Form 6-K filed by West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd
- West Fraser Announces Renewal of Normal Course Issuer Bid
- SEC Form 6-K filed by West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd